Len Braund
Leonard Charles Braund
Born: 18 October 1875, Clewer, Berkshire
Died: 23 December 1955, Putney Common, London
Major Teams: Surrey, Somerset, London County, England.
Known As: Len Braund
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Leg Break
Other: Umpire
Test Debut: England v Australia at Sydney, 1st Test, 1901/02
Last Test: England v Australia at Sydney, 5th Test, 1907/08
First Class Debut: Surrey v Warwickshire at The Oval, 1896
Last First Class Match: Somerset v Derbyshire at Weston-super-Mare, 1920
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1902
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 23 41 3 987 104 25.97 3 2 39 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 634.1 144 1810 47 38.51 8-81 3 0 80.9 2.85
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1896 - 1904)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 432 752 57 17801 257* 25.61 25 75 545 1
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 53792 30388 1114 27.27 9-41 80 16 48.2 3.38
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
Umpiring Record:
Test Debut: England v Australia at Lord's, 2nd Test, 1926
Last Test: England v South Africa at Leeds, 3rd Test, 1929
Test Appearances: 3
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Profile:
Over 17,000 first class runs, 25 centuries, a thousand wickets
and 500 catches illustrate Len BraundŐs all round prowess. A
powerful right hand bat, he favoured the leg side, and took an
aggressive approach. He originally bowled fast-medium but
switched to leg-breaks, and became possibly the best leg spinner
in England in the first decade of the 20th century. He had
deceptive flight, considerable spin, and pace from the pitch. He
was the best amongst many good slip fielders, not surpassed in
that position until the advent of Hammond. He played a few times
for Surrey, but after not establishing himself in the side
qualified for Somerset where he played for many years. After
retirement he became a first-class umpire, much respected by the
players, and officiating up to the Second world war (Dave
Liverman, 1998).
Last Updated: Friday, 18-Oct-2002 01:16:28 GMT
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